An offseason plan with trade and draft explanation, 15 man lineup after all transaction, and thoughts on this new-look team ~ feel free to leave comments on the plan!
Trade:
Suns: FVV, Thad Young, Otto Porter
Raptors: CP3, Landry Shamet, frp
THAT SUNS FRP WILL BE FROM WHOEVER TRADED FOR AYTON, SUNS NEED TO TRADE AYTON FOR THE ASSET
Suns just need a new PG, i've lost trust on CP3 and don't think he can be a starting PG for a team anymore
Thad and OPJ can be some very valuable bench piece, or even start alongside KD
Hornets: Landry Shamet, srp
Raptors: Bag of chips
Hornets can take in some cap to meet cap floor
Draft:
13th pick: Kobe Bufkin
FA:
Resign Jakob Poeltl 3 years 51M
Resign Dalano Banton 1 year 3M
Lonnie Walker 3 years 30M
Dominick Barlow 1 year minimum
Eric Gaines 1 year minimum
Lineup:
Starting:
CP3 OG Scottie Pascal Poeltl
Bench:
Bufkin GTJ LW4 Boucher Achiuwa
Reserves:
Banton Gaines Wisekamp Barlow Koloko
Conclusion:
It is a tough situation on whether Raptors go rebuilding or buying, they don’t hv their pick, their future don’t look bright
But i thought i made a Raptors blowup plan alrdy, so i’ll go with a buying move here
U might wonder WTF ARE U DOIN ON TRADING FOR WASHED PAUL?
Well, i do believe that one thing the Raptors are missing now is: a true leader
Pascal don’t seem like the team leader, mostly co-leader, Scottie still young, they need their next Kyle Lowry
CP3 impact to the team might not be seen offensively, he’s still a great playmaker though
But just as what Kyle Lowry did for them, CP3 can do the same
Bench scoring is also an obvious problem for them, that’s why i add in Lakers next Malik Monk: Lonnie Walker, great scorer as shown in LA, as well as Kobe Bufkin, who i compared as Jordan Poole, to the squad
Bufkin fit beside Scottie in the future is gd too, can play both on ball and off ball
Moving for CP3 also gave them a frp, and instead not to commit to a large FVV contract
My hope for them is to make this the last year of this squad, CP3 can be waived non-guaranteed next year, S&T away Pascal and OG, and just start all over again, to avoid logjamming themselves in mid-table
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